Black fire
Photo: John Minchillo, USA Associated Press
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American citizen, was killed when Derek Shubin, a Minneapolis police officer, pressed his knee on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds.
Videos of the incident taken by passers-by documenting Floyd helplessly shouting "I can not breathe" have gone viral, igniting protests in more than 150 American cities.
Demonstrations in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement were also held in more than 2,000 cities in some 60 countries around the world.
The photo shows protesters waving their fists outside a fast-food restaurant that caught fire near the police station where police officer Shuvin served on May 29, 2020.
The photo won third place in the news photography category, series
Corona effect
Photo: Ralph Pace, USA
A California sea lion swims for a face mask at a dive site in Reichwater, Monterey, California, on November 19, 2020.
Due to the closure of the corona throughout California, beautiful and wildlife-rich natural areas have become a favorite destination for hiking in the surrounding area, even though many states have an obligation to wear an open-air mask.
Many of these destinations were contaminated with disposable masks thrown by hikers.
According to the BBC, it is estimated that 129 billion disposable masks and 65 billion disposable gloves were used each month during the epidemic.
This kind of personal protective equipment can be seen by birds, fish, marine mammals and other animals as food, and therefore endangers their lives.
The equipment also contains plastic and contributes to the 8 million tons of plastic that reach the ocean each year.
The image won first place in the Environment, Individual category
First hug
Photo: Mads Nissan, Denmark Politiken / Panos Pictures
Rosa Lucia Lonardi (85) Hugged by Nurse Adriana Silva de Costa Suza, at the Viva Bam Nursing Home, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 5, 2020. It was the first hug Rosa has received in five months.
In March, nursing homes across the country closed their gates to visitors as a result of the corona plague, preventing millions of Brazilians from visiting their elderly relatives.
The caregivers reduced physical contact with the vulnerable tenants to the minimum possible, and a simple invention in the Viva Bam nursing home, the “Hug Curtain,” allowed people to hug each other again.
Brazil ended 2020 with some 7.7 million reported corona cases and 195,000 deaths.
The picture won first place in the general, individual news category ("Picture of the Year")
The eighth blow
Photo: Luis Tattoo, Spain, Washington Post
Since the beginning of 2020, Kenya has experienced the worst desert locust plague in 70 years.
The desert locust is the most harmful of the locust species, as its swarms are able to fly quickly over great distances.
A single swarm contains between 40 and 80 million individuals per square kilometer, and each individual can eat plant food by weight each day. The locust produces two to five generations a year, depending on environmental conditions. , Trying to eliminate a huge swarm of locusts from a grazing area, April 24, 2020.
The picture was nominated for the Picture of the Year title and won third place in the Nature, Series category
And I am dust and ashes
Photo: Ezra Akaine, Philippines GettyImages
The Taal volcano in Batangas province, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, began erupting on January 12, 2020, emitting ash that was 14 kilometers high.
Taal, one of the most active volcanoes in the country, created ash landslides and volcanic thunderstorms, and residents of the area were forced to evacuate their homes.
The volcanic eruption developed into a magma eruption, characterized by the lava spring and accompanied by thunder and lightning.
According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the country, nearly 750,000 people were affected by the outbreak.
The damage to infrastructure and sources of livelihood was estimated at about $ 70 million.
The photo shows a Talisai resident in Batang County washing a car covered in ash.
The picture won second place in the Nature, Series category
Page waves
Photo: Lorenzo Tonioli, Italy Contrasto
A powerful explosion, caused by more than 2,750 tons of compressed ammonium nitrate, shook Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on August 4, 2020. As a result of the explosion, at least 160 people were killed, another 6,000 were injured and 300,000 were left homeless.
About 6,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
The explosive arrived at the port in 2012, was confiscated and stored for years in inadequate conditions.
The photo was nominated for Photo of the Year and won first place in the News Photography, Series category
Baby Face
Photo: Carolina Junderko, Poland
"Reborn" dolls first appeared in the 1990s.
These are dolls that look like babies for everything, and in their production emphasis was placed on details such as birthmarks, veins, tears and saliva.
The more sophisticated are equipped with electronic systems capable of simulating heart rate, respiration and suction.
The dolls come with "adoption" or "birth" certificates, and are often scented with the scent of "new baby".
Most buyers are doll collectors, but some buyers are those who have experienced trauma, such as an abortion, and use the doll as a substitute for a child.
In the photo: a "reborn" doll wrapped in a blanket, in Karpach, Poland.
The image won second place in the ongoing projects category
Wet training
Photo: Natalia Kepesh, Poland
Military summer camps for teenagers have been held in Poland since the 1920s.
The young participants undergo training, face physical and mental challenges and acquire skills in the areas of tactics, survival, self-defense and topography, and often train in former military training areas.
Among other things, they learn to shoot air rifles and replicas of machine guns and grenade launchers.
The camps are presented as an opportunity for adventure and recreation, character shaping and teamwork experience.
The photo shows a boy practicing swimming with a weapon at a summer camp in Marzegino, August 7, 2020.
The photo won third place in the category of portrait photographs, series
